iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $85.79 and last traded at $85.70, with a volume of 152759 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $84.64.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $84.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $81.36. The company has a market capitalization of $52.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.5702 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IXUS. Davidson Trust Co. raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 55.1% during the third quarter. Davidson Trust Co. now owns 62,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,138,000 after purchasing an additional 22,089 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 92.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 31,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,614,000 after purchasing an additional 15,191 shares during the period. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 42,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206 shares in the last quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $244,000. Finally, Vicus Capital raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 574.1% during the second quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 158,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,273,000 after buying an additional 135,198 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World ex USA IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of global stocks covering 99% of the global market capitalization outside the US. IXUS was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.